River Ranch DUI Enforcement

Maybe more like 247!!!This rumor mill kills me.....

But so everyone is aware here is just of the bill that was recently approved and discusses drinking and riding....

(2) State agencies, water management districts,
2 counties, and municipalities, and officers and employees
3 thereof, which provide off-highway recreation areas and trails
4 on publicly owned land are not liable for damage to personal
5 property or personal injury or death to any person resulting
6 from participation in the inherently dangerous risks of
7 off-highway vehicle recreation. This subsection does not limit
8 liability that would otherwise exist for an act of negligence
9 by a state agency, water management district, county, or
10 municipality, or officer or employee thereof, which is the
11 proximate cause of the damage, injury, or death. Nothing in
12 this subsection creates a duty of care or basis of liability
13 for death, personal injury, or damage to personal property,
14 nor shall anything in this subsection be deemed to be a waiver
15 of sovereign immunity under any circumstances.
16 Section 4. Effective July 1, 2008, section 261.20,
17 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
18 261.20 Operations of off-highway vehicles on public
19 lands; restrictions; safety courses; required equipment;
20 prohibited acts; penalties.--
21 (1) This section applies only to the operation of
22 off-highway vehicles on public lands.
23 (2) Any person operating an off-highway vehicle as
24 permitted in this section who has not attained 16 years of age
25 must be supervised by an adult while operating the off-highway
26 vehicle.
27 (3) Effective July 1, 2008, while operating an
28 off-highway vehicle, a person who has not attained 16 years of
29 age must have in his or her possession a certificate
30 evidencing the satisfactory completion of an approved
31 off-highway vehicle safety course in this state or another
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1 jurisdiction. A nonresident who has not attained 16 years of
2 age and who is in this state temporarily for a period not to
3 exceed 30 days is exempt from this subsection. Nothing
4 contained in this chapter shall prohibit an agency from
5 requiring additional safety-education courses for all
6 operators.
7 (4)(a) The department shall approve all off-highway
8 vehicle public safety-education programs required by this
9 chapter as a condition for operating on public lands.
10 (b) An off-highway vehicle must be equipped with a
11 spark arrester that is approved by the United States
12 Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a braking system,
13 and a muffler, all in operating condition.
14 (c) On and after July 1, 2008, off-highway vehicles,
15 when operating pursuant to this chapter, shall be equipped
16 with a silencer or other device which limits sound emissions.
17 Exhaust noise must not exceed 96 decibels in the A-weighting
18 scale for vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1986, or 99
19 decibels in the A-weighting scale for vehicles manufactured
20 before January 1, 1986, when measured from a distance of 20
21 inches using test procedures established by the Society of
22 Automotive Engineers under Standard J-1287. Off-highway
23 vehicle manufacturers or their agents prior to the sale to the
24 general public in this state of any new off-highway vehicle
25 model manufactured after January 1, 2008, shall provide to the
26 department revolutions-per-minute data needed to conduct the
27 J-1287 test, where applicable.
28 (d) An off-highway vehicle that is operated between
29 sunset and sunrise, or when visibility is reduced because of
30 rain, smoke, or smog, must display a lighted headlamp and
31 taillamp unless the use of such lights is prohibited by other
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1 laws, such as a prohibition on the use of lights when hunting
2 at night.
3 (e) An off-highway vehicle that is used in certain
4 organized and sanctioned competitive events being held on a
5 closed course may be exempted by departmental rule from any
6 equipment requirement in this subsection.
7 (5) It is a violation of this section:
8 (a) To carry a passenger on an off-highway vehicle,
9 unless the machine is specifically designed by the
10 manufacturer to carry an operator and a single passenger.
11 (b) To operate an off-highway vehicle while under the
12 influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or any
13 prescription or over-the-counter drug that impairs vision or
14 motor condition.
15 (c) For a person who has not attained 16 years of age,
16 to operate an off-highway vehicle without wearing eye
17 protection, over-the-ankle boots, and a safety helmet that is
18 approved by the United States Department of Transportation or
19 Snell Memorial Foundation.
20 (d) To operate an off-highway vehicle in a careless or
21 reckless manner that endangers or causes injury or damage to
22 another person or property.
23 (6) Any person who violates this section commits a
24 noncriminal infraction and is subject to a fine of not less
25 than $100, and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV
26 on public lands revoked. However, a person who commits such
27 acts with intent to defraud, or who commits a second or
28 subsequent violation, is subject to a fine of not less than
29 $500 and may have his or her privilege to operate an ATV on
30 public lands revoked.
31 (7) Public land managing agencies, through the course
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